The Jungle Book

October 16, 2020

Your OMA bracelet empowers indigenous artisans to combat deforestation

Deforestation accounts for about 15% of all global carbon emissions—the chief villain in the global warming saga. That 15% figure is on a par with the emissions impact of all the transportation on earth. So, as you can see, it's...

October 11, 2020

Crisis and Opportunity in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Before the Covid-19 lockdowns hit, Ecuador was already struggling politically, socially, and economically. In the Covid era, Ecuador is facing even more challenges from a triple whammy of Covid deaths, rock-bottom oil prices, and extreme flooding that culminated in the...

October 11, 2020

How We Can Prevent A Sixth Mass Extinction

What is extinction? According to Eniscuola, extinction is an evolutive process that results in the complete eradication of certain species or populations. When something is extinct, it is gone for good. Since the dawn of time, the earth has seen...

October 11, 2020

6 Reasons Why Nature Makes You Feel So Good

The Covid-19 lockdown had all sorts of unforeseen consequences—some positive, most negative. Gardening skyrocketed, but so did rates of stress, substance abuse, and suicide. There are many reasons for those unfortunate upticks. But here’s one reason you may not have...

October 09, 2020

Why Rainforest Protection is the Secret Weapon Against Climate Change

In the Paris Agreement of 2015, United Nations (UN) member states set an international target to limit the average global warming to 2°C above pre-industrial temperatures. That might not sound like much, but those couple of degrees can upset the...